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‘Icebox’ Helmer Daniel Sawka Sets Autism Spectrum Romcom for Newen’s Anagram Sweden (EXCLUSIVE)
Sawka’s sophomore pic, ‘Two People Who Fall in Love,’ will be pitched at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films.
Swedish writer-director Daniel Sawka, whose debut feature “Icebox” was produced by Hollywood’s legendary James L. Brooks, snatching more than 4 million unique views on HBO, will be pitching his sophomore pic “Two People Who Fall in Love” at the Nordic Co-Production showcase in Haugesund, Norway, Variety has learned in exclusivity. The upcoming romcom, made in Swedish, is being produced by the Newen Group’s banner and talents incubator Anagram Sweden, credited for Disney+’s first Nordic original “To Cook a Bear” and the Venice Critics Week winner “East, Sleep, Die.” As with “Icebox” for which Sawka brought a documentary-like feel and look, the helmer has already spent years researching the autism spectrum, visiting group homes, activity centres, talking to educators, psychologists and conducting workshops with people with different needs, to feed the plot and tone of his script.
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